The Black Belles (album)

The Black Belles is the debut studio album by American rock band the Black Belles, released on Third Man Records in 2011. The album spawned two singles, "Honky Tonk Horror" and "Wishing Well" (2012).

The Black Belles
Studio album by
Released8 October 2011 (2011-10-08)
Recorded2010
StudioThird Man Studio
GenreGarage rock
LabelThird Man
ProducerJack White
Singles from The Black Belles
  1. "Honky Tonk Horror"
    Released: September 27, 2011
  2. "Wishing Well"
    Released: May 1, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundB[2]
PopMatters4/10[3]

History

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The Black Belles was recorded and produced by Jack White over the course of a few months. Bassist Ruby Rogers said about the recording "We did it really fast, and then we recorded it really fast too".[4]

Editions

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The Black Belles first edition is a 12-inch absinthe coloured vinyl album,[5] the pressing limited to 300 copies in this color.[6] There is also an unlimited black vinyl version as well as a CD version.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Leave You With A Letter"Olivia Jean2:21
2."In A Cage"
  • Jean
  • Ruby Rogers
2:14
3."Wishing Well"Jean2:58
4."Honky Tonk Horror"
  • Jean
  • Shelley Lynne
  • Lindsay Jane Hames
3:38
5."The Wrong Door"Jean2:57
6."Breathing Down My Neck"Jean2:52
7."The Tease"
  • Jean
  • Rogers
2:21
8."Howl At The Moon"Jean2:12
9."Pushing Up Daisies"Jean2:44
10."Not Tonight"Jean2:18
11."Hey Velda"Jean2:33

Personnel

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  • Olivia Jean – songwriter, vocals, guitar, organ, design
  • Ruby Rogers – songwriter (tracks: 2, 7), bass
  • Shelley Lynne – songwriter (track 4), drums
  • Christina "Lil' Boo" Norwood – synth
  • Lindsay Jane Hames – songwriter (track 4)
  • John Anthony Gillis – producer, mixing
  • Vance Powell – recording, mixing
  • Joshua V. Smith – assistant recording, assistant mixing
  • David Swanson – photography
  • Jo McCaughey – photography
  • Toni O'Neal – photography
  • Justin O'Neal – artwork, illustration, layout
  • Matthew Jacobson – layout

References

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  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for The Black Belles". Metacritic. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Young, Alex (November 11, 2011). "Album Review: The Black Belles - The Black Belles". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Taylor, Ryan (December 14, 2011). "The Black Belles: The Black Belles, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Black Belles Ring True". 15 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2015-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ http://thirdmanrecords.com/about/catalog/ (TMR122)
  7. ^ "Black Belles". 2017.
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